Definition of motile Motile
/mowˈtʌl/ - [mowtul] - mo•tile
We found 8 definitions of motile from 5 different sources.
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What does motile mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: motiles |
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| motile - one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action | ||
| beholder, perceiver, percipient, observer a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses | ||
Adjective |
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| motile - (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement | ||
| mobile capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another; "a highly mobile face" | ||
| micro-organism, microorganism any organism of microscopic size | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- motile (a.)
Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious; as, the motile spores of certain seaweeds. - motile (a.)
Producing motion; as, motile powers.
Wikipedia 
- An organism is called motile if it can move on its own. Most organisms are motile. Organisms that cannot move themselves are called "sessile".
Part of speech
🔤- motile, noun, singular of motiles.
- motile, adjective.
